Establishment profile
OMNOVA SOLUTIONS INC.
95 HICKORY DRIVE, AUBURN, PA, 17922
326199 — All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing
Summary
OMNOVA SOLUTIONS INC. has accumulated 6 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 17 years of recorded history, with $20,863 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 61st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 758 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 80th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 6 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
OMNOVA SOLUTIONS INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
80% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Most-cited OSHA standards
Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 6 distinct standards shown · 6 citations in this view · $20,863 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $9,945 | May 2019 | May 2019 |
| 5A0001 | 1 | 1 | $5,679 | Sep 2016 | Sep 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B02 | 1 | 1 | $3,720 | Oct 2019 | Oct 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0242 B | 1 | 1 | $1,519 | Nov 2013 | Nov 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 K05 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2019 | Oct 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 IV A | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2019 | Oct 2019 |
Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.
Peer comparison
Above average violations in NAICS 3261 within PA. Peer group: 758 employers. This establishment has 6 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.
Reported for 233 average annual employees at this establishment.
Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.
Industry benchmark
BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.
Inspection breakdown
Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
OSHA severe injury reports
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Dec 2018
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).
Severe injury reports — events
Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 2018 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Forearm(s) | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
OSHA accident events
Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 2018 | Caught In,Forearm,Fracture,Hand,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Nip Point,Roller--Mach/Part,Rotating Parts | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 6+ years. Most recent activity: 6 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for OMNOVA SOLUTIONS INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for OMNOVA SOLUTIONS INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in PA — for OMNOVA SOLUTIONS INC., not this location alone
National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other OMNOVA SOLUTIONS INC. locations in the same state.
NLRB cases
National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 16 cases · 15 ULP · 1 representation
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06-CA-276365 | Unfair labor practice | Apr 2021 | Feb 2023 | Closed | Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 06-CA-216388 | Unfair labor practice | Mar 2018 | Mar 2018 | Closed | Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 06-CA-208244 | Unfair labor practice | Oct 2017 | Jan 2018 | Closed | Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 06-CA-177949 | Unfair labor practice | Jun 2016 | Apr 2017 | Closed | Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 06-CA-177754 | Unfair labor practice | Jun 2016 | Aug 2016 | Closed | Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 06-CA-177744 | Unfair labor practice | Jun 2016 | Jul 2016 | Closed | Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 06-CA-140049 | Unfair labor practice | Nov 2014 | Jan 2015 | Closed | Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 06-CA-109202 | Unfair labor practice | Jul 2013 | Jul 2014 | Closed | Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 06-CA-108364 | Unfair labor practice | Jul 2013 | Dec 2013 | Closed | Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 04-CA-066005 | Unfair labor practice | Oct 2011 | Nov 2011 | Closed | Region 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 04-RC-064744 | Representation election | Sep 2011 | Nov 2011 | Closed | Region 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 06-CA-036401 | Unfair labor practice | Mar 2009 | Jun 2009 | Closed | Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 06-CA-036377 | Unfair labor practice | Mar 2009 | Apr 2009 | Closed | Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 06-CA-036327 | Unfair labor practice | Jan 2009 | Jan 2010 | Closed | Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 06-CA-036227 | Unfair labor practice | Sep 2008 | Nov 2008 | Closed | Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 06-CA-034893 | Unfair labor practice | Oct 2005 | Mar 2006 | Closed | Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for OMNOVA SOLUTIONS INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for OMNOVA SOLUTIONS INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for OMNOVA SOLUTIONS INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-19 | Complaint | 3 | 2 | $3,720 | |
| 2019-01-02 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $9,945 | |
| 2016-09-01 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $5,679 | |
| 2013-10-30 | Planned | 1 | 1 | $1,519 | |
| 2008-11-25 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on OMNOVA SOLUTIONS INC. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is OMNOVA SOLUTIONS INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- OMNOVA SOLUTIONS INC. has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 6 violations and $20,862.55 in total penalties.
- How does OMNOVA SOLUTIONS INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- OMNOVA SOLUTIONS INC. operates in the all other plastics product manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.8. OMNOVA SOLUTIONS INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 7.86 compared to an industry average of 1.8.